2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools.cpp b/tools.cpp
index 6531cd8..e135c0b 100644
--- a/tools.cpp
+++ b/tools.cpp
@@ -49,4 +49,13 @@ vector< string > StringSplit( string const& text, char delimiter )
 	return result;
 }
 
+int StringToInt( std::string const& string, int base )
+{
+	char* end;
+	int result = strtol( string.c_str(), &end, base );
+	if ( *end == '\0' )
+		return result;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/tools.h b/tools.h
index 0c98fed..7db052e 100644
--- a/tools.h
+++ b/tools.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace vdrlive {
 std::string FormatDateTime( char const* format, time_t time );
 std::string StringReplace( std::string const& text, std::string const& substring, std::string const& replacement );
 std::vector< std::string > StringSplit( std::string const& text, char delimiter );
+int StringToInt( std::string const& string, int base = 10 );
 
 struct bad_lexical_cast: std::runtime_error 
 {